Daily Archive: Friday, May 7, 2010

Guyana Geology and Mines Commissioner William Woolford yesterday said he will be sending in a team to investigate reports of damage to the Barakara Falls area as a result of quarry operations.

Although investigators found sufficient evidence tying Jairool Rohoman’s husband to her murder, an inconclusive autopsy forced the police to release him, a senior officer has said.

– metal lodged in ear Doctors at the Georgetown Public Hospital were last evening operating on the ear of a young girl which had a piece of metal lodged in it after she was shot reportedly with an arrow.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Britain’s opposition Conservatives  offered coalition talks to the Liberal Democrats today after  a dramatic parliamentary election produced no outright majority,  the first time this has happened in Britain since 1974.

Ovena Braithwaite has led a turbulent life in the last two years.

The husband of Bridgette Gangadin was released on substantial station bail last evening while police awaited a response on how to proceed from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), a senior police officer said.

Police are still working to ascertain how 57-year-old Inshan Ally ended up dead in a canal at Goed Fortuin Backdam, West Bank Demerara with injuries to the head.

Sherwyn Haynes, who was involved in a boat mishap in the Essequibo River last week Thursday, is still missing and his relatives continue to cling to the hope that he is alive somewhere.

Two weeks after a 200-year-old structure was ordered removed from Victoria, East Coast Demerara, villagers say they will fight to ensure the relic one of the few remaining pieces of their heritage is preserved.

West Indies most successful Captain Clive ‘Super Cat’ Lloyd said the hosts of the ICC World T20 Championships can reap good rewards if they play intelligent cricket.

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of GT&T Major General (rtd) Joe Singh is set to step down from his post as head of the telephone company at the end of next month.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – West Indies begin their quest today to reach the final of the World Twenty20 Championship when they play their first match of the crucial Super Eight second round against Sri Lanka.

Motorists are being urged to exercise extreme caution on the roads following the recent spate of fatal accidents in the country.

The Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) recently honoured Under-19 Captain Harrinarine Chattergoon with the MVP title in both the three-day and one-day tourneys.

Following the postponement of a match  on Wednesday owing to rainfall, the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Super League Tournament is expected to continue today with the next successive round, good weather allowing.

The Guyana Rastafarian Council’s (GRC) planned march to protest the inability of the community to practice its culture was yesterday short-lived as the group was not afforded permission by the police.

Mahaica and Buxton Stars record victories Mahaica Determinators and Bakewell Buxton Stars were the first two teams to record victories in the second round of the East Coast Mackeson Premiere League.

Says commodity exporters likely to recover quicker Post-crisis economic recovery in Latin America and the Caribbean is likely to occur at a faster rate in commodity exporting countries, according to the International Monetary Fund’s most recent Regional Economic Outlook – Western Hemisphere – released earlier this week.

A man who allegedly tried to procure a new passport by making a false declaration was granted $100,000 bail when he appeared yesterday before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson charged with the offence.

The Guyana Police Association yesterday expressed concern over recent allegations of wrongdoings by some policemen and pledged to consistently sensitise ranks on their roles and professional responsibilities.

– stakeholders say Given what has transpired in the recent past scrap metal dealers may find government much more obdurate in any negotiations to remove last week’s ban on the trade announced by Prime Minister Samuel Hinds Last week’s announcement by Prime Minister Samuel Hinds that government was once again slapping a ban on the scrap metal trade is grim news for an industry that appears unable to extricate itself from periodic brushes with the authorities.

Mohammed, Ferrier and Blyden shine in last round Guyanese cricketers ensured Aranguez reached a mammoth 409-6 declared against Canefarm in the last round of the Trinidad and Tobago Two-day League championships over the weekend.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC – All-rounder Darren Sammy would readily trade in his consecutive Man-of-the-Match awards for the West Indies continued success in the World Twenty20 Championship.

The Preliminary Inquiry into an allegation of carnal knowledge by Colwyn King of a girl under the age of 15 continued yesterday before Magistrate Fazil Azeez at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

Business Editorial It has become commonplace for officialdom in Guyana to turn a blind eye – or at least to pay relatively less attention – to development issues that do a great deal of damage to our society and our country, while focusing much more on concerns which, while not undeserving of diligent attention, do less damage to our country as a whole.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Police Force is responding to an article published in the Sunday Stabroek of May 2, 2010, under the caption ‘No drugs for sniffer dogs stymies detection at airport.’

Dear Editor, Over the past year or so persons have been removing sea shells during the night at low tide  from the George-town sea defence (GSD) and heaping them on the earth dam just south of the coping at a location about 900 ft west of the Kitty Pumping Station.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, May 6, CMC – A late flourish from Albie Morkel set South Africa up for a 13-run victory over New Zealand in the second Super Eight match of the Twenty20 World Cup yesterday.

Police on Tuesday found and destroyed a cannabis sativa (marijuana) field at Low Wood, Demerara River but did not manage to arrest anyone.

Dear Editor, GWI has installed meters on domestic, commercial and industrial premises.

A duo was placed on $50,000 bail each by Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson when they appeared before her jointly charged with inflicting grievous bodily harm on another man.

by Rawle Lucas Rawle Lucas is a Guyanese-born Certified Public Accountant and Assistant Vice-President of the Lending Services Division.

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – Middle order batsman Mithali Raj’s cameo 44 was not enough to prevent India from a 10-run loss to New Zealand in their Group B clash in the Women’s World Twenty20 Championship at Warner Park yesterday.

A man was remanded to prison by Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton when he appeared before her charged with unlawful possession of a firearm and matching ammunition.

– says move will enhance regional market access – keen on ratification of chamber code of conduct Newly elected President of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) Komal Ramnauth has told Stabroek Business that the chamber will be seeking to continue earlier discourses with government on the creation of a duty-free zone in Berbice.

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain was set for an inconclusive result to its closest election in three decades, with a forecast making the opposition Conservatives the largest party, but just short of a parliamentary majority.

Dear Editor, The decision taken by the Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee to have the body of the late Sangeeta Persaud exhumed for an independent autopsy is indeed commendable. 

DHAKA, Bangladesh, CMC – West Indies A launched their tour of Bangladesh in fine style yesterday, beating South Africa A by 11 runs in their opening match of the Tri-Nation Limited Overs series.

– heads discuss role for local hotels in staging art and craft expos Fresh from the signing of a new $7.5 million services support agreement with the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T), President of the Tourism and Hospitality Association of Guyana (THAG) Paul Stephenson met Guyana Arts and Craft Producers Association President Tracy Douglas on Tuesday as part of an ongoing initiative to deepen collaboration.

Tackling the challenges of urbanization will be the focus for the Red Cross and Red Crescent societies for the next year.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The US government said yesterday it was time for Honduras to be readmitted to the Organization of American States, which suspended the Central American nation after a coup last year.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – An enterprising half-century from Kevin Pietersen propelled England to a comfortable six-wicket victory over Pakistan in the Twenty20 World Cup yesterday.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Police Force is responding to an article published in the Kaieteur News of Wednesday April 14, 2010, under the caption ‘Man, 39, admits molesting 4-year-old.’

A man was remanded to prison by Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson when he appeared before her yesterday charged with committing an indecent act and escaping from custody.

Dear Editor, On May 1, while having coffee at my favourite coffee shop a gentleman whom I understand is connected to a trucking service inquired of me how I felt about the police preventing trucks travelling on the East Bank road between the hours of 8am to 2pm on April 30.

Cuba eyes tourism investments, including from US HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) — Cuba approved a new property law aimed at attracting foreign investment in tourism projects like marinas and golf courses, including from the United States if Washington reverses its embargo on the island.

KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Clashes between cattle raiders killed 24 people in Sudan’s south, the army said yesterday, in a region where authorities have yet to disarm the population fully before an independence referendum next year.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – West Indies coach Ottis Gibson has defended the fitness of injury-plagued fast bowler Jerome Taylor who is yet to play a match in the World Twenty20 Championship.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The United States pushed Pakistan yesterday to investigate possible ties between the Times Square bomb suspect and the Taliban, US officials said, as the suspect provided more information to US investigators.

Frankly Speaking…By A.A. Fenty – some cases and issues to recall It’s one of those weeks when I feel like asking my editor for timeout – one gets so mentally tired in this land at times – but no, I have a fine 17-year old record to uphold.

GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 354’s trading results showed consideration of $16,862,673 from 1,713,010 shares traded in 20 transactions as compared to session 353 which showed consideration of $24,092,916 from 330,698 shares traded in 15 transactions. 

Dear Editor, Imagine the glory days of West Indian cricket, when Clive Lloyd took the fight to England, India, Australia and Pakistan.

A man who allegedly forged a Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) preliminary result slip in order to gain employment was granted $100,000 bail by Acting Magistrate Melissa Robertson when he appeared before her yesterday.

BASSETERRE, St Kitts,  CMC – Sri Lanka beat Pakistan in a nail-biter at Warner Park to start their campaign in the Women’s World Twenty20 Championship on a winning note.

(Trinidad Express) – Security precautions heightened at the United National Congress’s (UNC) Rienzi Complex headquarters, in Couva, as police investigated reports that there was a $5 million contract out to kill Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar.

(Prepared by the Guyana marketing Corporation and published by Stabroek News Business as a public service)

Dear Editor, Guyana should join the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO), an arm of the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC). 

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Evidence of ties between the failed New York bomber and Pakistan’s Taliban may only lead investigators to a murky militant network that is difficult to crack and offers no clues on possible future attacks.

SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea’s official media confirmed today leader Kim Jong-il had visited China while a report in a South Korean daily said he pledged to return to stalled international talks on ending his atomic ambitions.

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida, (Reuters) – Long-hitting American JB Holmes set the early pace at the Players Championship yesterday as late starter Tiger Woods parred his first five holes.

Predicting election results is a notoriously difficult task, therefore as this column was being written it was prudent not to hazard a guess as to who would emerge the winner in the UK’s general election.